Religion

First pope, now U.S. churches face boarding-school reckoning

Students at a Presbyterian boarding school in Sitka, Alaska, are seen in summer 1883. U.S. Catholic and Protestant denominations operated…

April 11, 2022

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Across U.S., faith groups mobilize to aid Ukrainian refugees

A Ukrainian family arrives at a shelter April 1 at the Christian church Calvary San Diego after crossing into the…

April 4, 2022

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Grassroots groups help rescue Holocaust survivors in Ukraine

Julia Entin sits at her computer in her backyard coordinating efforts to rescue Holocaust survivors in Ukraine on March 14…

March 21, 2022

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Jehovah’s Witnesses flee Russia for worship without fear

Dmitrii and Nellia Antsybor, who are from Russia and sought asylum in the United States in 2021, pose for a…

March 14, 2022

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Pipe organ made famous on ‘Hour of Power’ program returns

David La'O Ball, organist and head of music ministry at Christ Cathedral, stands by the Hazel Wright organ in Garden…

February 28, 2022

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Rejection or welcome: Transgender Catholics encounter both

Christine Zuba poses for a portrait at her home in Blackwood, N.J., on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. After coming out…

February 28, 2022

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Thousands of baptisms by Arizona priest presumed invalid

The Rev. Andres Arango, right, with Andrea Reyes, during a baptism in the Jordan River, in Israel, in July 2017.…

February 16, 2022

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Catholic school enrollment rebounds after sharp drop

Students enter the first new Catholic school built in Baltimore in about 60 years on Aug. 30, 2021, named after…

February 14, 2022

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How does a religious upbringing affect academic outcomes?

Students at Piedra Vista High School will be learning outside the classroom and online for the next two weeks.Associated Press…

February 14, 2022

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Suds in the sanctuary: Breweries populate vacant U.S. churches

The Ministry of Brewing is housed in what was once St. Michael the Archangel Church in Baltimore. The church reopened…

February 7, 2022

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Historic city churches find new life as neighborhood centers

Church of the Incarnation is shown, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Minneapolis, where residents could pick up coats, sweaters and…

January 31, 2022

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Faith in the metaverse: A VR quest for community, fellowship

Pastor D.J. Soto, the lead pastor of VR Church, delivers a sermon in his home Jan. 23 in Fredericksburg, Va.…

January 31, 2022

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Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95

Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who helped pioneer the concept of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism…

January 24, 2022

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At many churches, pandemic hits collection plates, budgets

A “For Sale” sign is posted in front of the Biltmore United Methodist Church in Asheville, N.C. Already financially strapped…

January 17, 2022

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Can a Christian flag fly at City Hall? The Supreme Court will have to decide

There are three flagpoles outside Boston City Hall. One flies the United States flag. Another flies the Massachusetts state flag.…

January 10, 2022

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Ex-boarding school for Native children owning up to its past

Multi-immersion teacher Randilynn Boucher-Giago leads a lesson about boarding school history Sept. 29, 2021, in Pine Ridge, S.D. The lesson,…

January 3, 2022

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Mormon women’s influence expands despite priesthood ban

Neylan McBaine poses for a portrait at her home Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Holladay, Utah. McBaine, a lifelong Latter-day…

January 3, 2022

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Across U.S., houses of worship struggle to rebuild attendance

Rev. Meredith Mills delivers a sermon from the pulpit for about 30 attendants during the second service of the day…

December 20, 2021

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What’s your religion? In U.S., a common reply now is ‘none’

Nathalie Charles poses for a portrait outside the Princeton University Chapel in Princeton, N.J. Charles left her Baptist church at…

December 20, 2021

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Barred from priesthood, some Catholic women find other roles

Sister Luzia Premoli takes a selfie Feb. 12 with a young girl in the village of Bagandou in the Central…

December 13, 2021

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Religious abortion rights supporters fight for access

Caroline McDonald, left, a student at Georgetown University, Lauren Morrissey, with Catholics for Choice, and Pamela Huber of Washington join…

November 29, 2021

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Foes of death penalty offer spiritual support at executions

Sister Barbara Battista speaks during a protest Aug. 26, 2020, against the death penalty, across the street from the federal…

November 3, 2021

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A new book on faith from popular author who died in 2019

This 2018 photo provided by the family shows Rachel Held Evans and her husband, Dan Evans, with their children, Henry…

October 27, 2021

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Remnants of Black church uncovered in Colonial Williamsburg

Jack Gary, Colonial Williamsburg’s director of archaeology, holds a one-cent coin from 1817 on Oct. 6 in Williamsburg, Va. The…

October 18, 2021

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National cathedral names artist to replace Confederate windows

Artist Kerry James Marshall speaks at a news conference Sept. 23 after being selected to design a replacement of former…

September 27, 2021

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Largest U.S. Catholic parish rises in California’s interior

The Rev. Alex Chavez stands in front of the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church construction site in Visalia, Calif., on…

September 20, 2021

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As COVID-19 vaccine mandates rise, religious exemptions grow

Pharmacy technician Hollie Maloney loads a syringe March 2 with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine.…

September 15, 2021

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Some abortion foes question tactical wisdom of new Texas ban

Barbie H. leads a protest Sept. 1 against the six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. Dozens of…

September 15, 2021

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Faith groups unite to help Afghanistan refugees after war

Berny Lopez, an operations specialist for Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, moves donated diapers at the organization's drop-off site Aug.…

September 6, 2021

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New translation of New Testament aims at Native Americans

cca It’s a Bible verse familiar to many Christians – and even to many non-Christians who have seen John 3:16…

September 6, 2021